Ezekiel 29:7

“When they grasped you by the hand, you broke and tore all their shoulders; and when they leaned on you, you were broken, and you made all their loins stagger.”

Ezekiel 29:7 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 29:7, word by word

When they graspedתָפְשָׂtafsa

seize

To grab or capture someone.

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by the handכַּףkaf

palm

The flat, hollow part of the hand; also what someone does or can do with it.

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you brokeתֵּרוֹץterots

crush

To shatter, oppress: "the damaged reed".

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and toreבָקַעְתָּvakata

rip open

To rip a body or a thing violently to pieces.

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their shouldersכָּתֵףkatef

shoulder

The part of the body between neck and arm, where loads are carried.

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and when they leanedהִשָּׁעֲנָhishaana

rely

To trust in YHWH, or in supports that fail.

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you were brokenתִּשָּׁבֵרtishaver

break

To break something to pieces.

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and you madeהַעֲמַדְתָּhaamadta

make shake

To shake, make waver.

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their loinsמָתְנָיִםmatnayim

waist, loins

Waist, loins.

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The context

6And all the inhabitants of Egypt will know that I am YHWH, because they have been a staff of reed to the house of Israel.

7 · This verse (above)

8Therefore thus says Adonai YHWH: Look, I am bringing against you a sword, and I will cut off from you human being and livestock.

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